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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has raised the maximum suggested retail price (SRP) of red onions to P150 per kilo from P120, effective December 11, as rising import costs continue to push market prices higher. The adjustment follows increased export prices from major suppliers and added pressure from the weaker peso. The SRP for yellow […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the Department of Agriculture (DA) has created a watchdog unit to ensure the responsible implementation of infrastructure programs, particularly farm-to-market roads (FMRs), whose development will return to the DA from the Department of Public Works and Highways starting next year. “The recent controversy surrounding flood control projects underscores […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan welcomed the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) initiative to expand its workforce by hiring more agriculturists, calling the move a crucial step toward strengthening the country’s food security and supporting the long-term growth of the agriculture sector. Pangilinan, who chairs the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform, is reacting to the […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. led the launch of “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!”, the flagship food initiative of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., marking another major push in the nationwide rollout aimed at giving 15 million Filipino households access to affordable rice. Fully funded by the Department of Agriculture, the program delivers good-quality rice at […]
Affirming his commitment to strengthening accountability within the country’s agricultural and irrigation sectors, Senator Kiko Pangilinan introduced new transparency mechanisms and digital governance initiatives for the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). In a manifestation, the veteran legislator underscored the importance of sustained transparency reforms to ensure that government programs deliver […]
A new KADIWA ng Pangulo center opened at the Clark Special Economic Zone, Pampanga expanding the initiative of Department of Agriculture to make food more affordable and bring it closer to minimum wage earners and other beneficiaries in this freeport through President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s flagship program, Benteng Bigas, Meron Na! The KADIWA hub and […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the provincial government of Bukidnon have sealed a P1.97-billion partnership to build a sprawling food hub—an anchor project in the national campaign to modernize agri-logistics and strengthen the value chain in Northern Mindanao. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Bukidnon Governor Rogelio Neil Roque signed a Memorandum of […]
Public school teachers and employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) can now access rice at P20 per kilo. The Department of Agriculture (DA) is bringing KADIWA ng Pangulo Rice-For-All (RFA) and P20 Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) programs to schools and offices of DepEd. “Lubos ang ating pasasalamat kay Pangulong Bongbong at kay Sec. Kiko […]
The Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) has ordered onion importers to explain why permits for red onion shipments are being used far more slowly than those for yellow onions—a discrepancy officials say is contributing to the recent spike in retail prices. Vegetable vendors report that tight supply has pushed red onion prices above […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Dairy Authority (NDA) unveiled the P59-M General Tinio Stock Farm, a flagship dairy development facility aimed at accelerating herd expansion, boosting local milk production, and improving the livelihood of Filipino dairy farmers. The stock farm located in General Tinio, Nueva Ecija will serve as the country’s key […]